High Design

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under...

No single factor - not sales, marketing, finance, strategy, or operations - has more influence over the ultimate success of an organization than its culture. In the game-changing first edition of Culture by Design, David Friedman cut through the fog and provided a simple, clear, and practical road map that thousands of organizations have now used to build high-performing cultures. In this new updated edition, you'll learn how to take the strategies he originally taught and adapt them to meet the unique challenges presented by today's remote work environment.

It's time to get intentional about your organizational culture, to shape it yourself and make it strong. This book shows you how, with a proven framework and deeply practical advice for doing the work. By combining design-thinking principles with inclusive-leadership best practices, Culture Design teaches you how to shape a culture that is resilient, inclusive, powerful, and effective.

How do you know when students understand? Can you design learning experiences that make it much more likely that students understand content and apply it in meaningful ways? Thousands of educators have used the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework to answer these questions and create more rigorous, engaging curriculums. Now, this expanded 2nd edition gives you even more tools and strategies for results-oriented teaching.

This study guide was created specifically for busy test takers who want more than just memorization — they want results. Whether you're a restaurant manager, culinary student, or food safety worker, this practical and focused resource gives you everything you need to understand the material, apply it with confidence, and pass the exam on your first attempt.

In today’s digital economy, web design has evolved far beyond aesthetics—it’s about psychology, persuasion, and conversion. A website isn’t just a digital brochure anymore; it’s a living, breathing sales machine that works 24/7 to turn visitors into loyal customers. Understanding how to construct that machine is the difference between a site that looks good and one that prints money.

You’ve been lied to about success. Not in the conspiracy-theory, tinfoil-hat way—just in the subtle, slow-drip poison of bad advice, empty ambition, and systems designed to keep you mediocre. Laws of Life is a wake-up call in plain English. No fluff, no cheerleading—just straight-up truth about what actually works in the real world. Written by someone who’s lived it, lost it, and built it back better, this book delivers 17 no-nonsense principles that will reshape how you approach success, freedom, relationships, money, and meaning. You won’t find theories here. You’ll find ...

From the acclaimed author of the “must-have” (R.A. Salvatore, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Monsters Know What They’re Doing series, an indispensable and easy-to-follow new handbook for creating original enemies in tabletop role-playing games. In The Monsters Know What...

Your life is getting the exact results it's designed to get. To change your life, you must first change your design. What if you got the exact results you wanted? Sound too good to be true? Your results are simply a reflection of your thinking up until now. The seven steps that make up Higher Life Design will equip you to arrive at your intended destination healthy, wealthy, and happy.

Book 2 in The Inner Power Series — Build on the life-changing principles of Vibe Check: How Your Thoughts Create Your Reality and design a life that reflects your highest self. For the perfect foundation, start with Book 1, Vibe Check, before diving in. What if your thoughts weren’t just private musings — but blueprints? In The Mind Architect, Charles Santana reimagines the timeless principles of The Master Key System for a new generation. With clarity, power, and modern insight, he guides readers through 24 transformative chapters designed to unlock the creative power of the mind. ...

Going well beyond the recycled, superficial tactics in most leadership books, Thrive by Design introduces you to the triggers of exemplary workplace behavior at a neurological level. Tapping into these triggers leads to increased productivity, well-being, accountability, and retention. As you apply the practical approaches and tools outlined in the book, you will see less absenteeism, corrosive gossip, employee drama, accidents, and quality shortfalls.

Get ready to skyrocket your knowledge of rocketry with the ultimate guide: Rocketry! Packed with everything you've ever wanted to know about the fascinating world of amateur rocket science, this eBook will propel your understanding and passion to new heights! Dive deep into the intriguing history of rocketry and learn the basics of rocket science in this comprehensive resource. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced rocket enthusiast, this guide will captivate you from start to finish with its incredible blend of theory and practical applications. Explore the different types of amateur ...

Practical Guide to Electrical Power Substation Design: Step-by-Step Example of a 115/13.8 kV, 2x50 MVA Outdoor Substation A complete, real-world guide to substation design from concept to commissioning. Designing an electrical power substation requires more than calculations and datasheets. It demands a full understanding of how all systems connect, coordinate, and operate safely together. This book provides a practical, example-based roadmap for engineers, designers, inspectors, and students who want to learn how a modern substation is planned, designed, and built step by step. Using a ...

There is a revolution underway in employee workforce development, trending away from face-to-face to digital learning and away from event-based multiday workshops to technology-supported “learning journeys.” This shift is tremendously promising, and it is reshaping the future of learning and development (L&D). However, it represents a considerable challenge and is fraught with risk. Improving Performance Through Learning will help you navigate this revolution but stay true to the mission of impactful workplace learning. Building on Brinkerhoff and Apking’s breakthrough work on High ...

An Age gap romance In the glittering, cutthroat world of high fashion, Piper Hawthorne reigns supreme. At nearly fifty, she is the formidable head of one of the largest and most prestigious design houses in the world. Known for her unwavering demand for perfection and razor-sharp instincts, Piper has built an empire from the ground up—but at a cost. Her personal life is a tapestry frayed by ambition and solitude, with a longing for connection buried beneath layers of fabric and deadlines. Enter Jade Sinclair, a gifted young designer from humble beginnings who has just graduated from the ...

From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that sparked the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread weaves an illuminating story of human ingenuity. Design journalist Kassia St. Clair guides us through the technological advancements and cultural customs that would redefine human civilization - from the fabric that allowed mankind to achieve extraordinary things (traverse the oceans and shatter athletic records) and survive in unlikely places (outer space and the South Pole).

Are you feeling overwhelmed by endless distractions, drained by daily demands, or stuck in cycles that no longer serve you? Live Smart is your practical guide to designing a life that’s not just productive — but purposeful, clear, and deeply aligned with who you want to become. This isn’t just another self-help book. It’s a complete mental operating system upgrade for modern living. Inside, you’ll learn how to sharpen your decision-making using proven mental models, master your emotions with real-world strategies, and build high-performance habits that stick — without burning ...

Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world.

A “thrilling” (Financial Times) fly-on-the-wall account of the ferocious ambition, greed, and one-upmanship behind the most expensive real estate in the world: the new Manhattan megatowers known as Billionaires’ Row—from a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal “Deeply informative...

The Shadows Between Us meets The Scorpio Races in the epic conclusion to NYT bestselling Kalyn Josephson's This Dark Descent, called "a fierce and darkly magical thrill ride" by acclaimed author Ava Reid. This program features multicast narration. The Illinir may be over, but the race for...